ATHLETICS AND CYCLING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 299, 4 December 1935, Page 4

ATHLETICS AND CYCLING

Hastings Season Opens VARTAN WINS A DOUBLE Last Night’s Fine Programme Though the track was a little on the heavy side, conditions were ideal for the official opening of the 1935-36 season of the Hastings Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club at Nelson Park, Hastings, last evening. This was the club’s fourth effort to commence activities, unfavourable weather having caused three postponements. The attendance was excellent for the first night and the programme was a splendid one, being well varied and catering fur all branches of the sport. Though individual performances were not outstanding, competition was keen and the events were very interesting. Several “doubles” were recorded by competitors during the evening, Miss Urquhart collecting both the women's sprint events, Vartan, the two field events, and Begley a couple of the men’s flat races. There was a good muster of cyclists, the most successful competitors being Engert and V. Manning.

Results of the various events were as follow:—

Boys’ race. —D. Tonkin 1, York 2, Begby 3. Time, 13 secs. Half-mile cycle.—First heat: V. Manning (10) L G. Robson (15) 2, P. Doonev (30) 3. Time, 1.7 3-5. Second heat: V. Engert (SC) 1 D. Anderson (45) 2, J. Fleming (15) 3. Time. 1.0. Final: Manning 1, Engert 2, Dooney 3. Time, 1.0. Men's 100 yards.—First heat: Bogers (II) 1, Swallow (10j) 2, Wright (8) 3. Time, 10 2-5 secs. Second heat: Shuker (8J) 1, Begley (11) 2, Tayler (7) 3. Time, 10 secs. Final: Begley .1, Shuker 2, Rogers 3. Timo 9J secs. Women’s 75 yards.—Miss Urquhart (4) 1, Miss Swayne (6J) 2, Miss Pearson (SJ) 3. Time 9 sees. Milo cycle.—First heat: McDonald (90) 1. V. Manning (20) 2, Williams (35) 3.. Tine, 2.25 2-5. Second heat: Engert (100) 1, Spivey (130) 2, Attwood (35) 3. Time, 2.24. Final: McDonald 1, Engert 2, Spivey 3. Time, 3.30 2-5. Secondary Schools 100 yds.—Stevens 1, J. Taylor 2, Wrightson 3. Time, 12$ sees.

Men’s 220 yards.—P. Begley (22) 1 A. McKain (23) 2, E. Shuker (17) 3. Time 22 secs.

Long jump.—Vartan (4ft) 22ft. 2sins 1, Bowling (2ft 9ins) 21ft. Gins 2, Lunn (2ft Sins) 20ft 7ins 3. Primary Schools relay. — Mahora 1, Convent 2, Parkvale 3. Time 1.57. Women's 100 yards.—Miss Urquhart (5) 1, Miss Swayn (8$) 2, Miss Tong (44) 3. Time, 12 2-5 secs.

Boys’ 2-lap cycle.—Williams 1, McLvor 2, Tayler 3. Time, 1.24. Hop, skip and jump.—Vartan (3ft) 42ft 4Jins 1, Bowling (3ft 9ins) 42ft IJins 2, Lunn (4ft) Uft Sins 3. Half-mile flat. — Kani (80) 1, C. Wright (80) 2, H. Cooper (75) 3. Timo 1.59 3-5 secs. Two-mile cycle.—Engert (200) 1, V. Manning (35) 2, Anderson (180) 3. Time, 4.59. Boys’ long jump.—Kelt (3ft 2ins) lift Sins .1, Tong (ser) 14ft Bins 2, Tonkin (Ift) and Begley (2ft Bius) equal 3. Mixed relay.—Harriers 1, Celtic 2, Ladies 3. Time, 49 secs. Footballers’ relay.—Celtic 1.